Types of Number (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Types of number
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Integer definition

A whole number (positive, negative, or zero)

Key property of integers

No fractional or decimal parts

Rational number definition

Number that can be expressed as a fraction

Irrational number definition

Number that cannot be written as a fraction

Three forms of rational numbers

Integers, fractions, terminating/recurring decimals

Decimal property of irrational numbers

Go on forever without repeating pattern

Examples of irrational numbers

2\sqrt{2}, 3\sqrt{3}, surds, π\pi

72=?7^2 = ?

4949

122=?12^2 = ?

144144

53=?5^3 = ?

125125

Prime number definition

Has exactly two factors: 1 and itself

Why 1 isn't prime

It only has one factor

Only even prime number

22

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